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Municipal elections in Wayne County, Michigan (2024)
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| 2024 Wayne County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 25, 2024, April 23, 2024, & July 18, 2024 |
| Primary election: August 6, 2024 General election: November 5, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: County clerk, prosecutor, register of deeds, sheriff, treasurer, county commission, community college board, circuit court judges, district court judges, and probate court judges |
| Total seats up: 60 |
| Election type: Partisan and nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
Wayne County, Michigan, held general elections for county clerk, prosecutor, register of deeds, sheriff, treasurer, county commission, community college board, circuit court judges, district court judges, and probate court judges on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for August 6, 2024. The filing deadline for judicial seats was March 25, 2024, the filing deadline for partisan and nonpartisan offices was April 23, 2024, and the filing deadline for the no party affiliation candidates was July 18, 2024.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2024:
- County clerk
- Prosecuting attorney
- Register of deeds
- Sheriff
- Treasurer
- County commission
- Special district offices
- Judicial offices
County clerk
General election
General election for Wayne County Clerk
Incumbent Cathy Garrett defeated Joseph LeBlanc in the general election for Wayne County Clerk on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cathy Garrett (D) | 81.4 | 563,548 | |
Joseph LeBlanc (L)  | 16.9 | 117,380 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 11,604 | ||
| Total votes: 692,532 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wayne County Clerk
Incumbent Cathy Garrett defeated Hadi Tarraf in the Democratic primary for Wayne County Clerk on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cathy Garrett | 88.3 | 159,570 | |
| Hadi Tarraf | 11.4 | 20,539 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 678 | ||
| Total votes: 180,787 | |||
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Prosecuting attorney
General election
General election for Wayne County Prosecutor
Incumbent Kym Worthy defeated Kerry Lee Morgan in the general election for Wayne County Prosecutor on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kym Worthy (D) | 80.3 | 576,221 | |
 | Kerry Lee Morgan (L) | 18.2 | 130,416 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 11,372 | ||
| Total votes: 718,009 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wayne County Prosecutor
Incumbent Kym Worthy advanced from the Democratic primary for Wayne County Prosecutor on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kym Worthy | 98.8 | 178,332 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 2,155 | ||
| Total votes: 180,487 | |||
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Register of deeds
General election
General election for Wayne County Register of Deeds
Incumbent Bernard Youngblood defeated Afaf Ahmad in the general election for Wayne County Register of Deeds on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bernard Youngblood (D) | 70.9 | 564,119 | |
| Afaf Ahmad (R) | 28.3 | 225,538 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 6,279 | ||
| Total votes: 795,936 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wayne County Register of Deeds
Incumbent Bernard Youngblood advanced from the Democratic primary for Wayne County Register of Deeds on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bernard Youngblood | 99.3 | 171,526 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 1,170 | ||
| Total votes: 172,696 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wayne County Register of Deeds
Afaf Ahmad advanced from the Republican primary for Wayne County Register of Deeds on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Afaf Ahmad | 97.2 | 33,786 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.8 | 971 | ||
| Total votes: 34,757 | |||
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Sheriff
General election
General election for Wayne County Sheriff
Incumbent Raphael Washington defeated Taras Nykoriak in the general election for Wayne County Sheriff on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Raphael Washington (D) | 68.6 | 552,295 | |
 | Taras Nykoriak (R) | 30.7 | 246,995 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 5,916 | ||
| Total votes: 805,206 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wayne County Sheriff
Incumbent Raphael Washington defeated Joan Merriewether in the Democratic primary for Wayne County Sheriff on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Raphael Washington | 64.2 | 116,836 | |
| Joan Merriewether | 35.4 | 64,428 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 816 | ||
| Total votes: 182,080 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wayne County Sheriff
Taras Nykoriak defeated Articia Bomer in the Republican primary for Wayne County Sheriff on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Taras Nykoriak | 58.7 | 28,221 |
 | Articia Bomer | 40.6 | 19,493 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 345 | ||
| Total votes: 48,059 | |||
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Treasurer
General election
General election for Wayne County Treasurer
Incumbent Eric Sabree won election in the general election for Wayne County Treasurer on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eric Sabree (D) | 96.2 | 602,360 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.8 | 23,938 | ||
| Total votes: 626,298 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wayne County Treasurer
Incumbent Eric Sabree advanced from the Democratic primary for Wayne County Treasurer on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eric Sabree | 99.2 | 171,737 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 1,341 | ||
| Total votes: 173,078 | |||
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County commission
General election
Wayne County Commission general election, 2024 |
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Stephen Boyle (Green Party) |
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Marc Joseph Sosnowski (U.S. Taxpayers Party) |
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Wesley Crouse (Libertarian Party) |
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Collin Fitzgerald (Libertarian Party) |
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Primary
Wayne County Commission primary, 2024 |
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No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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| District 2 |
No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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| District 3 |
Did not make the ballot: |
No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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| District 4 |
No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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| District 5 |
No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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Special district offices
Wayne County Community College
General election
Wayne County Community College general election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
 Roy Edmonds (i) |
| District 3 |
Vernon Allen Jr. (i) |
| District 5 |
Paulette Brown (Write-in) Galen Eric Winston (Write-in) Did not make the ballot: |
Primary
Wayne County Community College primary, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
Roy Edmonds* (i) |
| District 3 |
Vernon Allen Jr.* (i) |
| District 5 |
Shaunta Haggerty* Regina Ross* |
Judicial offices
3rd Circuit Court
General election
3rd Circuit Court general election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Incumbent (18 seats) |
Annette Berry (i)Karen Braxton (i)Jerome Cavanagh (i)Kevin Cox (i)Paul Cusick (i)Prentis Edwards Jr. (i)Lawrence Elassal (i)Edward Ewell Jr. (i)Tracy Green (i)Adel Harb (i)Bridget Hathaway (i)Dana Margaret Hathaway (i)Charles Hegarty (i)Catherine Heise (i)Qiana Lillard (i)Kathleen McCarthy (i)Leslie Smith (i)Regina Thomas (i) |
| Incumbent special election (2 seats) |
Bradley Cobb (i)Nicole Goodson (i) |
| Non-incumbent |
John Larkin Adrienne Scruggs |
Primary
3rd Circuit Court primary, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Incumbent (18 seats) |
Annette Berry* (i)Karen Braxton* (i)Jerome Cavanagh* (i)Kevin Cox* (i)Paul Cusick* (i)Prentis Edwards Jr.* (i)Lawrence Elassal* (i)Edward Ewell Jr.* (i)Tracy Green* (i)Adel Harb* (i)Bridget Hathaway* (i)Dana Margaret Hathaway* (i)Charles Hegarty* (i)Catherine Heise* (i)Qiana Lillard* (i)Kathleen McCarthy* (i)Leslie Smith* (i)Regina Thomas* (i) |
| Incumbent special election (2 seats) |
Bradley Cobb* (i)Nicole Goodson* (i) |
| Non-incumbent |
Nicole Castka John Larkin Adrienne Scruggs Did not make the ballot: |
36th District Court
General election
36th District Court general election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Incumbent (9 seats) |
Roberta Archer (i)Donald Coleman (i)Alicia Jones Coleman (i)Christina Kennedy (i)William McConico (i)Donna Robinson Milhouse (i)Kevin Robbins (i)Aliyah Sabree (i)Marlena Taylor (i) |
| Incumbent special election (2 seats) |
Shawn Jacque (i)Monique Sharpe (i) |
| Non-incumbent (2 seats) |
Andrea Bradley-Baskin William Burton Jr. Malaika Ramsey-Heath Vanessa Moss (Write-in) |
Primary
36th District Court primary, 2024 | |
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| Incumbent (9 seats) |
Roberta Archer* (i)Donald Coleman* (i)Alicia Jones Coleman* (i)Christina Kennedy* (i)William McConico* (i)Donna Robinson Milhouse* (i)Kevin Robbins* (i)Aliyah Sabree* (i)Marlena Taylor* (i) Did not make the ballot: |
| Incumbent special election (2 seats) |
Shawn Jacque* (i)Monique Sharpe* (i) |
| Non-incumbent (2 seats) |
Andrea Bradley-Baskin* William Burton Jr.* Malaika Ramsey-Heath* Did not make the ballot: |
Probate Court
General election
Probate Court general election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
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David Perkins (i) |
| Non-incumbent (2 seats) |
Todd Briggs Macie Gaines Ron Haywood Daniel Mercier Reno Boles (Write-in) |
Primary
Probate Court primary, 2024 | |
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David Perkins* (i) |
| Non-incumbent (2 seats) |
Todd Briggs* Macie Gaines* Ron Haywood* Daniel Mercier* Did not make the ballot: |
Additional elections on the ballot
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August 6, 2024
- United States Senate election in Michigan, 2024
- Michigan's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
- Michigan's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
- Michigan's 9th Congressional District election, 2024
- Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2024
- Michigan's 13th Congressional District election, 2024
- Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Michigan intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Dearborn, Michigan, Revised Charter Measure (August 2024)
- Detroit, Michigan, Proposition L, Property Tax Renewal for Public Libraries Measure (August 2024)
- Garden City, Michigan, Issue Parks Improvement Bond Measure (August 2024)
- Garden City, Michigan, Replace and Extend School Building and Repair Property Tax Measure (August 2024)
- Grosse Pointe, Michigan, Issue Stormwater Sewer Separation and Improvements Bond Measure (August 2024)
- Grosse Pointe, Michigan, Operating Property Tax Restoration and Extension Measure (August 2024)
- Trenton, Michigan, Mayor and City Council Compensation Amendment (August 2024)
- Wayne County, Michigan, Proposition A, Independent External Auditor Terms Measure (August 2024)
- Wayne County, Michigan, Proposition P, Parks and Facilities Rollback Rate Reauthorization Measure (August 2024)
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- Michigan's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
- Michigan's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
- Michigan's 9th Congressional District election, 2024
- Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2024
- Michigan's 13th Congressional District election, 2024
- Michigan State Board of Education election, 2024
- Michigan State Board of Regents election, 2024
- Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Michigan Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Michigan intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Michigan $15 Minimum Wage Initiative (2024)
- Dearborn Public Schools, Michigan, elections (2024)
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- Detroit Public Schools Community District, Michigan, Proposal S, Tax Measure (November 2024)
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Wayne County, Michigan | ||
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| Wayne County | Michigan | |
| Population | 1,793,561 | 10,077,331 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 611 | 56,609 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 52.3% | 77.6% |
| Black/African American | 38.3% | 13.6% |
| Asian | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 2.3% | 1.3% |
| Multiple | 3.3% | 3.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 6.1% | 5.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 87.2% | 91.3% |
| College graduation rate | 25.2% | 30% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $49,359 | $59,234 |
| Persons below poverty level | 21.3% | 13.7% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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